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Santa Cruz Symphony – Celebration!

The Santa Cruz Symphony’s recent production, Celebration!, was a gift to the romantic imagination, reminding us with music of the rapture associated with being alive. As always, SCS fostered a memorably vibrant exchange between the orchestra and soloists; performers and audience. Reviving work by iconic composers and introducing us to innovative music and musicians, the […]

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Jonah Kim

Jonah Kim – Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

Last weekend, the Santa Cruz Symphony (SCS) presented a debut recital featuring its new Principal Cello, Jonah Kim. The two time Grammy award winning cellist is an outstanding addition to our local Symphony. Kim’s extensive work across a range of genres with world-renowned artists, his expressive stage presence and talent as a cellist makes him […]

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Music of the Spheres

The Santa Cruz Symphony Soars to New Heights with “Music of the Spheres”

The Santa Cruz Symphony’s 60th Anniversary season began this past weekend with a cosmic presentation of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Gustav Holst’s The Planets. The spine-tingling music and resounding applause from the Symphony performances are no doubt still reverberating around the walls of the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and Watsonville Mello Center. The […]

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Mathew Taylor (Beast) and Emily Mairi Marsilia (Belle)

BEAUTY & THE BEAST : Interview with Scenic Designer Skip Epperson

Every summer since 1981, the local musical theatre company, Cabrillo Stage, has produced entertainment for thousands of Santa Cruz residents and visitors. Their annual musical productions are created in the artistic styles of Broadway, and are one of Santa Cruz County’s highly anticipated summer performing arts events. For Cabrillo Stage’s 36th Summer Festival, the company […]

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Richard Hannay (Brian Smolin) for a quick getaway in The 39 Steps. Photo by rr jones.

Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2017 Summer Festival

Summer is officially in full swing when lights go up on Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s outdoor theatre performances. This month kicked off the Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2017 Summer Festival, with performances that began July 5th and run through September 3rd. For the 2017 season, SCS is presenting two Shakespeare plays that the company last produced more […]

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